1978–79 Ekstraklasa

I liga
Season1978–79
Dates27 July 1978 –
10 June 1979
ChampionsRuch Chorzów
(13th title)
RelegatedPogoń Szczecin
Gwardia Warsaw
European CupRuch Chorzów
Cup Winners' CupArka Gdynia
UEFA CupWidzew Łódź
Stal Mielec
Matches240
Goals524 (2.18 per match)
Top goalscorerKazimierz Kmiecik
(17 goals)
Biggest home winRuch 6–0 ŁKS
Biggest away winPogoń 1–4 Szombierki
Wisła 1–4 ŁKS
Polonia 0–3 Odra
Arka 0–3 Stal
Highest scoringLegia 3–5 Odra
Gwardia 4–4 Szombierki
Highest attendance30,000[1]
Total attendance2,599,440[1]
Average attendance10,831 18.8%[1]

The 1978–79 I liga was the 53rd season of the Polish Football Championship and the 45th season of the I liga, the top Polish professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1927. The league was operated by the Polish Football Association (PZPN).

The champions were Ruch Chorzów, who won their 13th Polish title.

Competition modus

The season started on 27 July 1978 and concluded on 10 June 1979 (autumn-spring league). The season was played as a round-robin tournament. The team at the top of the standings won the league title. A total of 16 teams participated, 14 of which competed in the league during the 1977–78 season, while the remaining two were promoted from the 1977–78 II liga. Each team played a total of 30 matches, half at home and half away, two games against each other team. Teams received two points for a win and one point for a draw.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Ruch Chorzów (C) 30 16 7 7 44 27 +17 39 Qualification to European Cup first round
2 Widzew Łódź 30 14 11 5 37 26 +11 39 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
3 Stal Mielec 30 14 8 8 43 27 +16 36
4 Szombierki Bytom 30 11 13 6 42 27 +15 35
5 Odra Opole 30 14 6 10 42 28 +14 34
6 Legia Warsaw 30 10 13 7 32 28 +4 33
7 Lech Poznań 30 11 8 11 34 38 −4 30
8 GKS Katowice 30 10 10 10 28 36 −8 30
9 Zagłębie Sosnowiec 30 7 15 8 22 25 −3 29
10 Śląsk Wrocław 30 11 7 12 23 27 −4 29
11 Arka Gdynia 30 11 7 12 29 35 −6 29 Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round
12 ŁKS Łódź 30 9 8 13 30 36 −6 26
13 Wisła Kraków 30 9 8 13 42 43 −1 26
14 Polonia Bytom 30 9 6 15 23 39 −16 24
15 Pogoń Szczecin (R) 30 7 8 15 31 41 −10 22 Relegated to II liga
16 Gwardia Warsaw (R) 30 5 9 16 22 41 −19 19
Source: 90minut.pl (in Polish)
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ Away ARK KAT GWA LPO LEG ŁKS OOP POG BYT RUC STA SZB ŚLĄ WID WIS ZSO
Arka Gdynia 0–0 1–0 3–2 3–0 2–0 0–1 2–0 4–0 1–0 0–3 0–1 1–0 1–1 4–2 0–0
GKS Katowice 1–0 2–1 0–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 2–1 2–0 2–0 0–0 0–1 2–0 1–2 1–1 2–2
Gwardia Warsaw 1–0 2–0 1–1 0–0 2–2 0–0 0–0 0–2 2–1 1–3 4–4 0–0 1–2 3–1 0–1
Lech Poznań 0–0 3–1 3–0 2–1 1–3 2–1 0–0 2–0 1–2 1–0 2–2 1–0 1–1 2–0 1–0
Legia Warsaw 0–0 2–2 0–0 3–1 1–0 3–5 3–1 3–0 1–1 1–1 0–0 2–0 2–0 0–0 0–0
ŁKS Łódź 0–0 0–1 0–1 2–0 0–0 0–2 2–1 1–0 0–2 2–0 2–0 3–0 1–1 3–1 1–1
Odra Opole 2–3 1–2 5–0 3–1 2–1 1–0 1–0 1–2 3–1 3–2 2–2 0–1 0–0 0–0 2–0
Pogoń Szczecin 4–0 3–0 2–1 3–0 2–3 1–1 1–0 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–4 1–0 1–1 3–0 1–2
Polonia Bytom 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 0–1 2–0 0–3 3–1 0–1 0–1 1–0 3–0 2–3 1–0 0–0
Ruch Chorzów 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 3–0 6–0 0–1 1–0 2–1 1–1 2–1 3–1 1–1 3–0 2–1
Stal Mielec 5–2 4–0 2–0 0–2 1–0 4–1 2–0 2–0 0–0 1–2 3–1 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–1
Szombierki Bytom 0–1 3–0 1–0 1–1 0–0 1–1 0–0 3–0 3–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 4–1 1–1 3–1
Śląsk Wrocław 2–0 2–1 0–0 3–0 0–1 1–0 2–1 0–0 2–0 2–1 1–0 0–2 0–1 2–0 1–1
Widzew Łódź 4–0 3–0 1–0 1–2 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–1
Wisła Kraków 3–0 1–1 3–1 4–1 2–2 1–4 1–1 4–0 4–0 3–1 3–0 1–1 0–1 2–1 2–1
Zagłębie Sosnowiec 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 0–1 1–1 0–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 1–1 1–0
Source: 90minut.pl (in Polish)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Kazimierz Kmiecik Wisła Kraków 17
2 Tadeusz Małnowicz Ruch Chorzów 15
Andrzej Szarmach Stal Mielec 15
4 Roman Ogaza Szombierki Bytom 13
5 Alfred Bolcek Odra Opole 11
Jerzy Dworczyk Zagłębie Sosnowiec 11
7 Tomasz Korynt Arka Gdynia 10
Leszek Wolski Pogoń Szczecin 10
9 Jan Benigier Ruch Chorzów 9
Witold Nowak ŁKS Łódź 9

Attendances

# Club Average
1 Arka Gdynia 16,933
2 Legia Warszawa 16,600
3 Ruch Chorzów 16,400
4 Lech Poznań 15,867
5 Widzew Łódź 14,667
6 Wisła Kraków 12,733
7 Stal Mielec 12,533
8 Śląsk Wrocław 10,800
9 Pogoń Szczecin 10,333
10 Odra Opole 9,800
11 ŁKS 9,733
12 Katowice 6,500
13 Szombierki Bytom 6,400
14 Polonia Bytom 6,133
15 Zagłębie Sosnowiec 4,344
16 Gwardia Warszawa 3,520

Source:[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Attendances – Archive Poland". EFS.co.uk. Retrieved 30 June 2009.
  2. ^ https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/pol/avepol79.htm

Bibliography

  • Gowarzewski, Andrzej (2000). Encyklopedia Piłkarska Fuji. Liga Polska. O tytuł mistrza Polski 1920–2000 (in Polish). GiA, Katowice. ISBN 83-88232-02-9.
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